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1. IN TARGET ACQUISITION APPARATUS OF THE CHARACTER DISCLOSED FOR USE ABOARD A VESSEL, IN COMBINATION, DIRECTOR MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTED UPON THE DECK OF THE VESSEL, RADAR MEANS INCLUDING AN ANTENNA SYSTEM ROTATABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID DIRECTOR MEANS AND ROTATABLE ABOUT AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID DIRECTOR MEANS, A PRECESSABLE GYROSCOPE MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID DIRECTOR MEANS, A PAIR OF TORQUE MOTORS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID GYROSCOPE AND ADAPTED WHEN ENERGIZED TO PRECESS SAID GYROSCOPE IN A PAIR OF MUTUALLY PERPENDICULAR DIRECTIONS RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING TO THE TRUE TRAVERSE AND TRUE ELEVATION COMPONENTS OF MOVEMENT OF THE TARGET, TRANSFORMER MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID GYROSCOPE MEANS FOR OBTAINING A PAIR OF VOLTAGES RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING TO THE AMOUNTS OF SAID PRECESSIONS IN SAID DIRECTIONS, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSFORMER MEANS AND TO SAID DIRECTOR MEANS FOR UTILIZING 